Mental Health

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Help for suicidal thoughts

If you're feeling like you want to die, it's important to tell someone.

Help and support is available right now if you need it. You do not have to struggle with difficult feelings alone.

Click here to be directed to NHS resources

Help in a Crisis

Are you feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings?

For immediate help
If your life - or someone else's life - is in immediate danger, please call 999 or go to A&E.

For same or next day help

You can get help with your mental health in different ways depending on what you prefer. All services are free.

  • Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option (available 24/7)

  • Call the Sussex Mental Healthline ring 0300 5000 101 (available 24/7 in West Sussex)

  •  Call the Samaritans on 116 123 (available 24/7)

  • Visit a Staying Well Service (out-of-hours mental health crisis support service for people aged 18+ available in Crawley and Worthing)

  • Text the word SUSSEX to 85258 (24/7 mental health text-messaging support service)

  • Download the Stay Alive app - a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.

You are not alone in this

Feeling stressed, anxious, low or experiencing panic attacks?

The following are services that you can either contact directly (details below) or be referred to by a GP.

NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression

NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies: www.westsussextalkingtherapies.nhs.uk

Services are free, confidential and provide a wide range of support, including courses, online programmes and one-to-one sessions. They aim to help you understand your symptoms and take practical steps to improve your mental health.

NHS Talking Therapies is unable to provide urgent mental health help or support to people experiencing more severe difficulties with their mental health. If this is the case, please see a GP who can refer you to the appropriate service.

Mental health support at Witterings Medical Centre

If you have a diagnosed mental illness or are having difficulties with your mental health and would like coping strategies to help, you can get support with your mental health from the Emotional Wellbeing Service, or similar service, at most GP surgeries.

These services can provide you with information, advice, guidance and support.

Contact us to find out what mental health support is available. Witterings Medical Centre 01243 671833

Significant change in your mental health?

Experiencing a significant change in your mental health?

You should call NHS 111 or visit NHS 111 online for advice if you - or the person you are concerned about - experience a significant change in your mental health and are not already receiving care from mental health services.

This might include:

  • Hearing or seeing things that are not experienced by other people, for example hearing voices

  • Having strong beliefs that are not shared by others, for example believing there is a conspiracy against you

  • Having excessive energy or movements, sleeping very little

  • Behaving in a bizarre and out of character way

  • Changes in behaviour like wanting to avoid people, lack of basic self-care.

Whilst these can be normal experiences, they can also be signs of something more serious.

Money or Housing Worries?

Worried about money, housing or another issue that is affecting your mental health?

There are lots of ways you can get practical help with issues that may be affecting your mental health.

Social Prescribing Service

Social Prescribers can connect you to support, services and activities to help address the challenges and issues you may be struggling with.

We have a Social Prescriber service available to us in Selsey.

You can be referred by your GP, but it is also possible to refer yourself using an online form.

Visit Social Prescriber website here.

Where to find advice and information about local mental health support

Not sure what support you need or would like? There are several community- based groups that can support you with your mental health, whether you have a diagnosed mental illness or need short-term help or advice about your mental health. Find out what’s available in your area.

There are links to many local services below. There are also links to specific mental health conditions where you can find more information and advice.

Page last reviewed: 09 July 2025
Page created: 05 July 2021